Bowling-table.



PATENTED DEC. 25, 1906.

H. WAGHTMANN.

' BOWLING TABLE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 25. 1906.

., WASHINGTON, c.

HENRY WVACHTIWIANN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

BOWLING-TABLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 25, 1906.

Application filed June 25,1906. Serial No 323,218.

To all whom, it may concern;

Be it known that I, I'IENR-Y WAcnTMANN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Bowling-Table, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a new bowling game which may be played on a table, as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, or on a regular bowling-alley, with the slight modification that in the game played on the table a cue may be used, while on the bowling-alley the ball is rolled by hand, as is customary.

The object of my invention is to provide a means for harmless and interesting amusement in the house or on the bowling-alley, affording at the same time healthy and ac tive exercise. I attain these objects by the game-table illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which* Figure 1 is a perspective view of the bowl ing-table, showing the pins in position. Fig.

2 is a plan view of the top of the table; and Fig. 3 is a detail of the partition for one of the runways, showing its protecting rubber cushion at the outer edge.

Similar letters and figures refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

The table A is of the rectangular shape of a billiard-table. It' is mounted upon substantial legs B and secured thereto. The top board 1 is bordered by rail 2, which is provided with elastic cushions 3. A partition 4 divides the center board into two fields C and D. This partition commences at the foot end of the table and runs up toward the head end throughout about three-fourths of its length. It is provided with an elastic cushion 1 on both sides and is capped with a semicircular top 4 Around top 4 a number of semicircular partitions 5 are so placed and secured with the board 1 as to provide a corresponding number of semicircular runways 6, 6, 6 6 and 6. The outermost point of partitions 5 in field D is provided with an elastic cushion 5, as shown in Fig. 3. In field C, at the foot end of the table, are lo cated a plurality of pins 7. These pins may be placed in groups of various forms. In the illustration ten pins are shown forming a group of triangular shape.

The ball 8, with which the pins in the adjacent field are to be thrown, is placed within a certain marked space in field D, and the shooting of the ball is effected by means of a one 9. I/Vhen the ball strikes the mouth of any of the runways, each of which is slightly widened for that purpose, it follows the narrow course of the latter, passes into field C, and runs into the group of pins, throwing a number of them. Those pins which retained the erect position must then be thrown by directing the ball accordingly and shooting it through the corresponding runway. l/Vhen the ball strikes any one of the elastic cushions 5, with which partitions 5 are provided at the mouth of each runway in field D, it is repelled thereby and returns to the foot end of the table. Should it be necessary to facilitate the speed of the ball after same has passed oneot the runways, it is only necessary to slightly pitch field C to ward the foot end of the table. The game may be played with one or a plurality of pins, as well as upon a table having one or a plurality of runways. It will also be appreciated that the same method of shooting the ball through narrow runways into an adjacent field for the purpose of throwing a group of pins or only one of them, as the case may be, is applicable to bowling-alleys as well, and that owing to the identity of the two purposes a description of the game when played on a table has been deemed sufficient. It will be apparent that the player may take care of the pins himself in either case, as same are located at the foot end of either the table or the bowling-alley and within easy reach of the player, so that a person may readily amuse himself without further assistance. It is also apparent that changes in the construction of the table may be made without departing from the scope of the above invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a bowlingtable, the combination, of a center board 1, with an elevated partition 4, a semicircular elevated top piece 4 a semicircular elevated partition 5 forming a run way with the said top piece 4 an elastic cushion 5 inserted into the outermost point of the said partition, substantially as described.

2. In a bowling-table, the combination, of a center board 1, with an elevated partition 4, a semicircular elevated top piece 1 a plurality of semicircular elevated partitions adapted to form runways, an elastic cushion 5 inserted into the outermost points of each of the said partitions, substantially as deoutermost point of each of the said parti- IO scribed. tions, substantially as described.

3. In a bowling-table, the combination, of In testimony whereof I have signed my a center board 1, With an elevated partition name to this specification in the presence of 4, a semicircular elevated top piece 4 a plutwo Witnesses.

rality of semicircular elevated partitions I HENRY WACHTMANN. adapted to form runways and so arranged as Witnesses:

to be slightly wider at the entrance to each J. C. GOOSMANN, runway, an elastic cushion 5 inserted into the l H. J. CHILTON. 

